Marco Ballarin Email & Phone Number

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

As Finance Manager in the Operating Efficiency team, I foster and monitor business transformation initiatives to deliver SG&A efficiency targets across the company, partnering with business owners, commercial finance, FP&A and HR.In particular, I focus on streamlining corporate functions, editorial areas and workforce, developing business cases and assuring results are aligned with budgets.

Milan Area, Italy

Main project experience:- Smart Automation: I led the end-to-end implementation of RPA solutions to automate 30+ Customer Operations processes (contact center and back-office), also overseeing the maintenance and continuous improvement of robots released in production; I spearheaded a cross-functional team of 10+ RPA professionals and coordinated the plan's execution across 3 countries, partnering with local teams and liaising with all business and IT key stakeholders (for a primary European ICT provider of payment and transaction processing services)Org group: Strategy & Consulting > Financial Services > Finance & Risk

Milano, Italia

Main project experience:- Rationalization of data and reporting in the Finance area: I assessed existing reporting set and source database, built the new data model, defined the KPIs, designed managerial and operational dashboards, and supported the development and testing of the tactical (in QlikView) and target (in SAP BI) reporting solutions (for a leading Italian insurance group)- Intelligent Automation in the Finance area and Procurement unit: I led the end-to-end implementation of automated solutions integrating Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to streamline selected Cost Monitoring (e.g. actual, forecast & plan reporting), Financial Reporting (e.g. confirmation letters checking) and Procurement processes (e.g. vendor qualification). Activities successfully performed coordinating a cross-functional team of 5-8 people: process assessment, identification of areas with RPA and AI potential, business case definition and prioritization, target automated process design, robot configuration/AI engine development, testing (UAT) and go-live (for a primary European insurance group) - Investment reporting model: assessment, international benchmark and target reporting model design (for a leading European asset manager)- IFRS17 impact analysis and roadmap definition: I co-led the identification of compliance measures, effort estimation and master plan definition for the adoption of the IFRS17 accounting standard; project management, coordination and reporting (for the Italian branch of a primary French bancassurance group) - Compliance with the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD): preliminary assessment through gap and impact analysis, process mapping, identification of compliance measures, effort estimation and master plan. Business support to compliance activities and project execution(for a primary Italian insurance group)Org group: Management Consulting > Financial Services > Finance & Risk > Insurance

Milano, Italia

Main project experience: - Group Treasury Target Operating Model: I supported the development of the strategic business case, the design and functional analysis of the new operating model, and the related treasury software selection (for a primary European insurance group) - Group Treasury target organizational structure (business and IT): I provided analytical and organizational support to the assessment, international benchmark, design and sizing of the new group treasury team (for a leading European insurance group) - Supporting the definition of the risk management target application architecture for Solvency II(for a leading European insurance group) - Top Management Reporting (Tableau de Bord) design (for an Italian private bank) - Cost Management program: baseline and contract analysis, action plan for cost reduction(for the Italian branch of a British private bank)Org group: Management Consulting > Financial Services > Finance & Risk > Insurance

Milano, Italia

Internship in the Global Treasury Team of the Power Generation Services (PGS) business.Main tasks:- Collecting and elaborating cash flow reports to be used in hedging decisions;- Reporting to Senior Treasury Analyst to help assess derivative structure;- Supporting daily cash management;- Interaction with Accounting team to improve understanding of foreign exchange transactions;- Supporting bank account reconciliation activities;- Interaction with Commercial Finance, Sales, Project Management teams.

Monaco, Germania

Internship in the M&A department of Europe's leading semiconductor producer. Main tasks: - Financial modelling- Screening for target companies- Due diligence and project planning- Valuation (DCF, market multiples)- Equity market and Industry analysis- Creation of company profiles

Master'S Degree In Accounting, Financial Management & Control, Accounting And Finance

Dissertation titled: "Foreign Listing in Asia: Actual Opportunity for Western Multinational Companies?" (International Finance) Main.

Exchange Program, Finance And Financial Management Services

Activities and Societies: Trinity College Modules passed 4/4: - Applied Financial Management - Derivatives: Investment Strategies.

Bachelor Of Economics And Management For Arts, Culture And Communication, Business Administration And Management, General

Dissertation titled: "Global Markets and Trends for Satellite Textile Industries: Benetton Group and Ballarin S.r.l. Case Study" (Business.